No association between early gastrointestinal problems and autistic-like traits in the general population

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 457-462

  Whitehouse, Andrew J O ^a,b   Maybery, Murray ^b   Wray, John A ^c   Hickey, Martha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; BLOATING; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VOMITING;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954597244     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03915.x     Document Type: Article

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